1955 Cincinnati Redlegs

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 761 runs, allowed 684, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Ted Kluszewski (47 HR, 113 RBI) and Joe Nuxhall (17-12, 3.47 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
761 R 684 RA
Diff +77

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761 Runs Scored
684 Runs Allowed
+77 Run Diff
704K Attendance

📈 vs. 1955 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 4% above the 1955 league average (.258)
OBP .341 4% above the 1955 league average (.328)
SLG .424 4% above the 1955 league average (.406)
Team ERA 3.95 2% better than the 1955 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 761 9% above the 1955 league average (697 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 704,164
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Avg per Game 9,144

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1955

Batting Avg

1 Ted Kluszewski 0.314 2 Wally Post 0.309 3 Gus Bell 0.308 4 Smoky Burgess 0.306 5 Rocky Bridges 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ted Kluszewski 47 2 Wally Post 40 3 Gus Bell 27 4 Smoky Burgess 20 5 Ray Jablonski 9

RBI

1 Ted Kluszewski 113 2 Wally Post 109 3 Gus Bell 104 4 Smoky Burgess 77 5 Johnny Temple 50
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ted Kluszewski 153 612 116 192 25 0 47 113 66 40 1 0.314
Gus Bell 154 610 88 188 30 6 27 104 54 57 4 0.308
Wally Post 154 601 116 186 33 3 40 109 60 102 7 0.309
Johnny Temple 150 588 94 165 20 3 0 50 80 32 19 0.281
Roy McMillan 151 470 50 126 21 2 1 37 66 33 4 0.268
Smoky Burgess 116 421 67 129 15 3 20 77 47 35 1 0.306
Stan Palys 79 222 29 51 14 0 7 30 12 35 1 0.230
Ray Jablonski 74 221 28 53 9 0 9 28 13 35 0 0.240
Chuck Harmon 96 198 31 50 6 3 5 28 26 24 9 0.253
Rocky Bridges 95 168 20 48 4 0 1 18 15 19 1 0.286
Bob Thurman 82 152 19 33 2 3 7 22 17 26 0 0.217
Bobby Adams 64 150 23 41 11 2 2 20 20 21 2 0.273
Milt Smith 36 102 15 20 3 1 3 8 13 24 2 0.196
Hobie Landrith 43 87 9 22 3 0 4 7 10 14 0 0.253
Joe Nuxhall 53 86 10 17 4 0 3 14 8 24 0 0.198
Matt Batts 26 71 4 18 4 1 0 13 4 11 0 0.254
Sam Mele 35 62 4 13 1 0 2 7 5 13 0 0.210
Art Fowler 46 60 6 12 0 0 0 7 5 13 0 0.200
Jackie Collum 32 40 8 10 2 0 0 5 5 3 0 0.250
Ed Bailey 21 39 3 8 1 1 1 4 4 10 0 0.205
Jim Greengrass 13 39 1 4 2 0 0 1 9 9 0 0.103
Gerry Staley 30 36 2 2 0 0 0 3 2 11 0 0.056
Johnny Klippstein 39 31 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 15 0 0.065
Joe Black 32 30 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.100
Rudy Minarcin 41 28 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.179
Don Gross 17 19 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.158
Bob Borkowski 25 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.167
Joe Brovia 21 18 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0.111
Hersh Freeman 53 18 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0.167
Glen Gorbous 8 18 2 6 3 0 0 4 3 1 0 0.333
Andy Seminick 6 15 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.133
Bob Hazle 6 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.231
Al Silvera 13 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.143
Corky Valentine 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Steve Ridzik 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Bud Podbielan 17 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.400
Maurice Fisher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Hooper 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Baczewski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Lane 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Pearce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1955

ERA

1 Hersh Freeman 2.16 2 Bud Podbielan 3.21 3 Johnny Klippstein 3.39 4 Joe Nuxhall 3.47 5 Jackie Collum 3.63

Wins

1 Joe Nuxhall 17 2 Art Fowler 11 3 Jackie Collum 9 4 Johnny Klippstein 9 5 Hersh Freeman 7

Strikeouts

1 Joe Nuxhall 98 2 Art Fowler 94 3 Johnny Klippstein 68 4 Joe Black 54 5 Jackie Collum 49
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Joe Nuxhall 17 12 3.47 50 33 3 257.0 240 99 78 98
Art Fowler 11 10 3.90 46 28 2 207.2 198 90 63 94
Johnny Klippstein 9 10 3.39 39 14 0 138.0 120 52 60 68
Jackie Collum 9 8 3.63 32 17 1 134.0 128 54 37 49
Gerry Staley 5 8 4.66 30 18 0 119.2 146 62 28 40
Rudy Minarcin 5 9 4.90 41 12 1 115.2 116 63 51 45
Joe Black 5 2 4.22 32 11 3 102.1 106 48 25 54
Hersh Freeman 7 4 2.16 52 0 11 91.2 94 22 30 37
Don Gross 4 5 4.14 17 11 0 67.1 79 31 16 33
Bud Podbielan 1 2 3.21 17 2 0 42.0 36 15 11 26
Steve Ridzik 0 3 4.50 13 2 0 30.0 35 15 14 6
Corky Valentine 2 1 7.43 10 5 0 26.2 29 22 16 14
Bob Hooper 0 2 7.62 8 0 0 13.0 20 11 6 6
Jerry Lane 0 2 4.91 8 0 1 11.0 11 6 6 5
Jim Pearce 0 1 10.80 2 1 0 3.1 8 4 0 0
Maurice Fisher 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 2.2 5 2 2 1
Fred Baczewski 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 2 0 0

👥 Roster (41)

Bobby Adams Fred Baczewski Ed Bailey Matt Batts Gus Bell Joe Black Bob Borkowski Rocky Bridges Joe Brovia Smoky Burgess Jackie Collum Maurice Fisher +29 more

41 players

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The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs in brief

In 1955 the Cincinnati Redlegs posted a 75-79 mark (.487) and finished 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 761 scored against 684 allowed (+77). Against a league average of .258, the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs batted .270. The Cincinnati Redlegs staff finished with a 3.95 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.04. Measured against the 697-run league average, the offense was 9% ahead.

The home park, Crosley Field, recorded 704,164 in attendance, about 9,144 a game. Ted Kluszewski topped the Cincinnati Redlegs with 47 home runs. On the mound, Joe Nuxhall won 17 games to lead the staff. Hersh Freeman saved 11 games. In all, the roster shows 41 players. The 1954 season and the 1956 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs

What was the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs record?
The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs in home runs?
Ted Kluszewski led the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs with 47 home runs.
What was the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs team ERA?
The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs posted a team ERA of 3.95.
Did the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs win the World Series?
No. The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs play?
The 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1955 Cincinnati Redlegs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ted Kluszewski (47 HR, 113 RBI) and Joe Nuxhall (17-12, 3.47 ERA).
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